• View of the Golden Gate Bridge, taken from the Marin Headlands, looking across the bay back towards San Francisco, seen in the distance.

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  • Tunnel to Marin Headlands Closed

    The tunnel on Bunker Road from Alexander Avenue in Sausalito towards the Marin Headlands is closed for construction. Please follow the detour signs to Conzelman Road (just above the north end of the Golden Gate Bridge) to go up over the hill. More »

  • Muir Beach (but not nearby Muir Woods) parking lot closed June-November 2013

    Muir Beach parking lot will be closed from June-November 2013 due to construction. Restrooms or nearby parking will not be available at Muir Beach during this period. Pacific Way is closed except to residents. Check back for updates or call (415)561-3054 More »

  • CAUTION: Post Storm Damage to Coastal Trail

    The Presidio Coastal Trail segment just north of the Pacific Overlook and adjacent to Lincoln Blvd remains CLOSED indefinitely. We have posted signage to alert bicyclists and hikers and with information for safe trail alternatives. More »

Tactile and Braille Features

Braille Brochures

Muir Woods Braille Brochure

A Braille version is available upon request at the Muir Woods Visitor Center. This brochure includes a small tactile trail map. Please ask the docent for a copy.

Fort Baker Braille Brochure

A Braille version is available upon request at the Marin Headlands Visitor Center.

Fort Baker Cell Phone Tour Braille Brochure

A Braille version of the Fort Baker Cell Phone Tour is available at the Marin Headlands Visitor Center.

Fort Point Braille Brochure

A Braille version of the Fort Point Brochure is available; while visiting Fort Point, please ask a ranger for a copy.

Alcatraz Braille Brochures

At the Ranger Information Station located on the Alcatraz Island dock, you may request a copy of different Braille documents. There is a Braille Script of the Cell House Tour. There are also Braille versions of Self Guide, the Natural History Brochure, and the History on Escape Attempts.

 
Tactile Exhibits, Maps and Models

Nike Missile Site

Many of the exhibits on display at the Nike Missile Site are tactile, including a scale replica of the missile. For more information about accessible features at the Nike Missile Site click here.

Marin Headlands Visitor Center

Many of the exhibits on display at the Visitor Center are tactile and/or provide audio information. For more information about accessibility features within Marin Headlands click here.

Fort Point

Located on each level of Fort Point, near the stairwells, are raised tactile orientation maps. For more information about Fort Point click here.

Alcatraz Island

Located on Pier 33, there is a tactile model of both Pier 33 and Alcatraz Island. In the Alcatraz Island Cell House there is a tactile replica of the bar spreader used in the famous escape. This tactile exhibit is part of the Cell House audio described tour which includes several tactile markers placed throughout the Cell House. For more information about accessibility features at Alcatraz click here.

Coming Soon

Tactile models of Lands End and Muir Woods are being designed.
 
E-mail the Accessibility Management Program for a copy of one of our Braille Brochures or call 415-561-4958.

Individuals who are deaf, hard-of-hearing, deaf/blind, or have speech disabilities may utilize the following Federal Relay Service numbers:

(800) 877-8339 Federal Relay Service

(877) 877-6280 VCO

(877) 877-8982 Speech to Speech

(800) 845-6136 Spanish

(866) 893-8340 TeleBraille

 
 

Did You Know?

Presidio Trust & Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy

Golden Gate National Recreation Area works in partnership with the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy and the Presidio Trust in Volunteer Management. These creative partners have widened the scope of diversity and taken the program to a higher level.